Job 9:34 | NET2full | STEP | who would take his rod away from me so that his terror would not make me afraid .

‏ Job 9:34

34 who ^{▼▼tn The verse probably continues the description from the last verse, and so a relative pronoun may be supplied here as well.} would take his ^{▼▼tn According to some, the reference of this suffix would be to God. The arbiter would remove the rod of God from Job. But others take it as a separate sentence with God removing his rod.} rod ^{▼▼sn The “rod” is a symbol of the power of God to decree whatever judgments and afflictions fall upon people.} away from me
so that his terror ^{▼▼tn “His terror” is metonymical; it refers to the awesome majesty of God that overwhelms Job and causes him to be afraid.} would not make me afraid.